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Candock: Definition and part of speech

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Candock

  1. n. A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of Equisetum; also, the yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Candor: Definition and part of speech

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Candor

  1. n. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.
  2. n. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Candied: Definition and part of speech

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Candied

  1. a. Covered or incrusted with that which resembles sugar or candy.
  2. a. Preserved in or with sugar; incrusted with a candylike substance; as, candied fruits.
  3. a. Converted wholly or partially into sugar or candy; as candied sirup.
  4. a. Conted or more or less with sugar; as, candidied raisins
  5. a. Figuratively; Honeyed; sweet; flattering.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Candy: Definition and part of speech

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Candy

  1. n. A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds.
  2. v. t. To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.
  3. v. t. To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass resembling candy; as, to candy sirup.
  4. v. t. To incrust with sugar or with candy, or with that which resembles sugar or candy.
  5. v. i. To have sugar crystals form in or on; as, fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.
  6. v. i. To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
  7. v. t. A more or less solid article of confectionery made by boiling sugar or molasses to the desired consistency, and than crystallizing, molding, or working in the required shape. It is often flavored or colored, and sometimes contains fruit, nuts, etc.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Candytuft: Definition and part of speech

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Candytuft

  1. n. An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first, discovered in the island of Candia.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.